BNEF: U.S. solar installations grew in 2018 despite tariffs
The clean energy market analyst says that the United States installed 11.7 GWdc in 2018, 15% higher than earlier estimates, as well as 292 MW of batteries. Despite new solar and wind growth and coal closures, emissions still rose from 2017 levels on the back on increased gas use.
pvMB 2/13/19: Tigo’s SMART website, DeKalb solar projects return… and more!
Happy hump day to you and welcome to the pv magazine USA morning brief. Today we’ll be looking at an Australian company’s drone powered by solar wings, Southern Arkansas University Tech going solar and everything else fit to get you caught up on solar news.
Arizona’s got a new RPS proposal and this one might be for real
Commissioner Sandra Kennedy of the ACC is calling for 50% renewable generation by 2028 and, in a first for the ACC, is calling on distributed solar to lead the way.
Solar, wind and storage can provide seven key grid services
Solar, wind and storage can provide 7 essential grid services, which will help enable them to gain an ever-increasing share of electricity generation.
Distributed residential solar+storage takes a seat at the adult table
Sunrun won a bid to provide 20MW from the company’s residential solar+storage systems to the New England grid operator’s capacity market beginning in 2022.
Behind the meter is where the power is, but barriers exist
CALSSA has released a whitepaper to guide policy makers in refining legislation to maximize the value of customer-sited solar plus storage.
Solar will rebound this year with more than 100 GW of new capacity
Wood Mackenzie’s number-crunchers are the latest analysts queueing up to predict a bumper year ahead for PV, with falling prices, rising efficiency rates and booming markets outside China all on the cards. And it could be a make-or-break year for mega-projects according to Wood Mac.
Florida Power and Light to install at least 10 GW of solar by 2030
The utility’s ’30 x 30’ plan centers on installing more than 30 million solar panels, as one of the most ambitious unveiled by any utility to date. The plan is projected to allow FPL to get more than 40% of its electricity from zero-emission solar and nuclear by 2030.
Scott Murtishaw on practical implications of PG&E’s bankruptcy for solar & storage
In this interview California Solar & Storage Association’s (CALSSA) senior advisor looks at what the pending bankruptcy of PG&E should mean for solar and energy storage, from rooftop solar to the future of the utility.
Solar+storage+sewage in Orlando resiliency plan
Duke Energy has presented a plan to the City of Orlando for a 1 to 3 MWac solar plant plus a 5 to 10 MW energy storage facility at a local sewage plant. The project is the first of potentially 14 solar+storage sites at strategic city locations.
